May 16, 2011 at 12:46 PMProminantLawyer Says:

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May 16, 2011 at 02:06 PMvillyamsburger Says:

Its so not so long considering having to swallow a donut and then run to a call. And btw if considering non emergencies the average would of been well above 15 minutes. if u ever had to call a cop for a police report for a small accident broken car window etc, the average waiting time is about 45 minutes.

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May 17, 2011 at 06:01 AMShlomo Says:

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This is crazy!!! The fdny response time is under 3 min and they have trucks that are harder to maneuver in traffic, and don't drive as quick cops that have cars can't make it in less? ”

It's not crazy. There are about 35,000 cops and millions of 9-1-1 calls (probably in the range of 9,000,000 a year). Their response time to critical emergencies is around 4 minutes (8.4 is for all requests for assistance).There are about 11,000 firefighters responding to 288,000 fire emergencies.FDNY is staffed and equipped to have fast response times because fires grow quickly and time is of the essence. NYPD has to balance their need to be fast for crimes in progress with all of their other duties.